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Jacob Preston 1658–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1658

Birth Location: Ipswich, MA

Death Date: BEF 25 NOV 1679

Death Location: Atlantic Ocean, off coast of Massachusetts, New England Colonies (US)

Father: Roger Jr.

Mother: Martha Towne

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Jacob Preston was born in 1658 in Ipswich, MA, the child of Roger Preston Of Ipswich Jr And Martha Blessing Towne. Jacob Preston passed away in 1679 in Atlantic Ocean, off coast of Massachusetts, New England Colonies (US).

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Biography

  • Jacob Preston was born in 1658 in Ipswich, MA, the child of Roger Preston Of Ipswich Jr And Martha Blessing Towne.
  • Jacob Preston passed away in 1679 in Atlantic Ocean, off coast of Massachusetts, New England Colonies (US).

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Jacob Preston's Ancestors

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Jacob Preston
1658–1679
Birth Place: Ipswich, MA
Parents
Roger Preston of Ipswich Jr.
1613–1666
Hadlow, London, Kent, England
Martha (Blessing) Towne
1622–1702
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Roger (Delux Rochambeau Preston) Sr.
1588–1638
Up Ottery, Devon, England
Alice Parry
1593–1628
Axminster, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cockerham
1540–1606
Margaret Fytche
1550–1637
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Lancashire)
1511–1577
Lady (Preston)
1520–1589

Jacob Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1658
1658
Birth of Jacob Preston in Ipswich, MA
Ipswich, MA
1679
BEF 25 NOV 1679
Age 21
Death of Jacob Preston in Atlantic Ocean, off coast of Massachusetts, New England Colonies (US)
Atlantic Ocean, off coast of Massachusetts, New England Colonies (US)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Ipswich, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 25 NOV 1679
    Event Place: Atlantic Ocean, off coast of Massachusetts, New England Colonies (US)

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